False indigo is a beautiful herbaceous perennial that, when in bloom, shows off a tall purple inflorescence that attracts butterflies and other insects. It can grow to be a rather large shrub like plant, about 4 feet high and 3-4 feet across. Their unique shaped leaves and dark green color add interest to any garden.

Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) has beautiful pea-like blue-purple blooms that are useful to our native bees and it is also a host to some native butterflies and moths.